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November 1998
Volume 32, Issue 11

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

New Faces

LARRY W. WHITE DDS, MSD

Our more detail-minded readers may have already noticed some changes on the masthead opposite this column. We are pleased to welcome Drs. Frank Chang of Taiwan and Rohit Sachdeva of Dallas as Contribu...

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Digital Photography in the Orthodontic Practice

GIORGIO FIORELLI MD, DDS, ENRICO PUPILLI DDS, BIAGIO PATANÈ MD, DDS

Digital imaging, one of the hot fields in the computer world, is attracting more and more interest among orthodontists. It is now possible, with a reasonable investment, to digitally acquire, archive,...

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CASE REPORT

Ectopic Eruption of Mandibular Incisors

RICHARD A. NEWMAN DMD, GEORGE V. NEWMAN DDS

Ectopically erupting mandibular lateral incisors tend to become transposed with the adjacent cuspids and thus seem to warrant early orthodontic intervention. Early treatment may obviate later extracti...

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Management Service Organization Contracts: Tips for Successful Negotiations

GREGORY J. DEAN ESQ.

Last year, the number of management service organizations catering to orthodontists jumped from one to many. The field of publicly traded orthodontic MSOs now includes not only Orthodontic Centers of ...

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A Rationale for Removable Retainers

TONY COLLETT BS (Hons.), BDS, MDS, PHD

One commonly cited advantage of fixed retainers over removable retainers is their elimination of the need for patient compliance.1,2 In most cases, however, a fixed mandibular retainer is combined wit...

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The Damon Low-Friction Bracket: A Biologically Compatible Straight-Wire System

DWIGHT H. DAMON DDS, MSD

For many years, orthodontists have ligated brackets with wire or elastomeric ties. Much of our treatment planning and mechanics have been dictated by a mechanical system incorporating significant amou...

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Maintaining Anchorage with a Combination Nance-Goshgarian Transpalatal Arch

J.M. COBO MD, DDS, PHD, B. DIAZ PHD, F. de CARLOS MD, DDS, MSD

Many methods of distalizing molars have demonstrated their efficiency in recent years (A). The most difficult problem, however, is to maintain anchorage while the anterior teeth are retracted. Combini...

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PEARLS

Marking Patient Casts

A. FRANK CORTI DDS

In a busy orthodontic office, a patient's study casts can be labeled with the wrong name in the laboratory by the time the impression is poured. An easy way to prevent this problem is to mark the algi...

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